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Ideas Digital Forum 2018: Gallery Making & Re Making & Rozemin Keshvani
Welcome, back to the ideas, digital, forum my, name is Lila Timmons and I'm the curator and manager of exhibitions. And collections here, at the Robert McLaughlin gallery. To. Begin I. Would. Just like to acknowledge that the Robert McLaughlin gallery, is situated, on the ancestral, in treaty lands of the Mississauga's, a school GOG Island first nation in the, traditional territory of the Mississauga nation. For. Me a territorial, acknowledgement, is an important reminder that, we are all treaty partners, and a, call to continue, to recognize our Co commitment, to, each other into this land that we're so lucky to work on as. A curator. I would also highly. Recommend, if you have not, seen. Our exhibitions, yesterday, to, please check out the two wonderful, shows that we have on as well as the show that you're situated in but. Public notice is curated, by Sonya Jones and a novel Wynne curated, by Danielle, print up shares. Some really beautiful and, important. Propositions, about treaty, and how to uphold these bonds so to encourage you to check it out I. Was thinking a lot this morning about yesterday's, proceedings and, I, just wanted to share how grateful I, am, for the tenacity and generosity of our artists presenters yesterday, I strongly. Believe that artists, are the reason why we're, all here and it's clear, that artists. Have been leading these conversations. On digital technologies, for a long time, and. It's important for institutions, to listen carefully when artists are sharing so generously, and to, be curious and open to what they're saying as. Thinking, about the simplicity of Steve Daniels message that, art, that is working is going to break, and. It's prescient and telling and what, I hear in that statement is that art this. Art and in this digital moment, it, demands. Collaboration. Not only to fix what is broken but, it also applies, more broadly to thinking about the larger solutions, and how, our institutions, can be adaptive to this change it. Also highlights. Importantly, the relationship, between artists. Institution. And our audiences, and. Requires us to think about these relationships, in new ways and it excitingly, it requires us to strengthen our networks between each other and to, shift where this authority lies it's. Challenging, work but it's vital work and it's really exciting for, us all to be discussing, it together. I. Would like to thank all the artists presenters from yesterday, and also to the ones that are speaking today, I, would also like to thank the important generosity, of our supporters EQ, Bank and surface impressive impressions. Sorry about that as well, as to recognize the Canada Council for the Arts and the digital strategy fund through. Which this event was made possible, I'm. I would now like to invite, senior, G. Executive. Director of a wag who will introduce our first session yes. A good morning everyone and Leila. Thank you and you, know late ISO right for. Us in our work in our business, the artist is the bottom line without, artists. There would be no art and there would be no reason for us to be here today to. Talk about that. Really, you know how do we show their work how do we engage with, them and the. Practices, in the, context, that we are in. Which. Actually. Is. At. This. Moment in time. Very, challenging, on many levels. Recently. I had, a, or, in this article or Canada's, municipal, art galleries, in crises in, Canadian. Art if you have not had time to look at it I'd welcome. You too and ask you to look at it one. Of the reasons is is that I. I. Think I've, learned so much over, my. Decades, of working, with municipalities I've. Worked with four different mayor's starting. With Gordon Campbell when, he was the mayor in Vancouver, and he founded the Vancouver Arts Initiative which really. Led to Vancouver's, first culture, plan this, is like I think, early, 90s, and went. On to work with others and with the most recent, being Hazel, McCallion who. Was mayor, for I, don't know hundred years at the City of Mississauga. Well. Fifty years, she's. 100 herself now, and. She started her career when she was 50 years old a very powerful, small. C mayor. Very. Anti. Cultural. What. Kind of mayor who was you know whose, task. Force that she pulled together demanded.
That She actually needed. To think about culture, given that it was Canada's. Six largest city anyway. There was an many, stories there but I won't get into those challenging. Environment, but. The reason that I bring this up is because today's. Presentations. Will at least have. Two. Presentations. To case studies coming, from municipalities. Now. Being. The IDI, of the O AG and working. With the membership, and the regional galleries, we, see increasingly. How difficult. A context. Ontario's. Municipal and. Regional galleries, are working in we, have now a very difficult provincial, government government that's come in that, can challenge us in all sorts of ways and and. Also, how municipalities. Are. Dealing, with you. Know there's more and more need. For galleries. To move away from their initial. Mandates. Their. Real mandates, and and act as sort of adjuncts, to, community. Community. Rec. And Parks you. Know offer dance, offer, yoga. For. Zumba you. Know. You. Take care of its citizens in particular kinds, of ways etc, so, and. I think today we're going to hear you know some very and on top of that now, we've. Got sort of this digital, arena coming, in but. I think what we'll also find out is that some of the smaller galleries, have, the ability to make things happen and, because. They're more nimble they're, not necessarily, in the case of the new media, gallery they, don't have a board for example you know etc. So. I. Think. It's going to be a very exciting. Session. Ahead, so. I'm now going to introduce. Rosemon. Kewanee who, is our first, presenter. And. We're. Delighted to have her lo Rosa has come in from the, London UK she's. An independent curator, and art critic, whose, practice, focuses, on excavating. And recreating, undiscovered. Contemporary, histories. She is guest lectured, in many places included, including. The said km center for arts and media the, Chelsea School of Art and the Henry Moore Institute, and has. Also curated, several research exhibitions. In, contemporary, spaces, I recently. Worked, with Roseman on the alga Khan's Diamond Jubilee international, art gallery where she, was invited, to, come in as a faculty member. And and, work with the community, there and. Very. Exciting, she, just finished hot, off the press. This. Amazing. This. Amazing, book and.
It's. Just come out it's it's art. Anarchy, a pasty. Counterculture. And the new avant-garde. Published. By coning books in London and she worked with Peter weeble and, Alex. Hal so. Congratulations, to you and. We. Look forward to hearing, what you have to say about the Whitechapel she's, welcome Roseman. Thanks. Everyone while, I'm really impressed that everyone is here this morning. First. Of all let, me thank the, Ontario. Association of art galleries and also. The, Robert McLaughlin gallery, who has done such a wonderful job, in organizing, this really. Exciting. And I, think very topical, and needed, conference, thank, you so much to the nob and. Jessica. And Lynn and Linda. I'm not sure where Linda's but Jessica, who's, behind here. Hyland. Jessica. Who's in the back who we don't see all the time but who's making this all possible on. The, electronic. And digital side, so. The topic of my conversation today. Is. Electronic. Superhighway. This was an exhibition that. Took place, at the Whitechapel Art Gallery in. 2016. January, until I think it closed in about April, and. It's. A very, interesting, exhibition, because it actually began. From. That moment, when you walked into the gallery you were seeing work that was. Literally. Just completed. So from that moment of, January. 2016. And, the, exhibition actually. Involved. A reverse chronology so. You were walking backwards. In time. Let's. See if I can make this work there we are there's, a picture of the Whitechapel the Whitechapel is, a really. Amazing space, with a fantastic, history. It. Is. One. Of these areas in London which has become gentrified, and as everyone who works. In the art community knows, this is one of the one. Of the wonderful, things that, we can sell art, galleries, to. To. To, the business community. But. On the other hand is always a really difficult issue for artists, and the people who are living in those neighborhoods so this was traditionally, a very impoverished, neighborhood.
It Was a Jewish community, and, and. Then, more, recently a. Bangladeshi, community where, you can get some of the most amazing, Indian food and. Vegan. Friendly, neighborhood. For sure so, that is where, the exhibition. Happened. And as I said it charts a course backward, in time, examining. How artists, have pioneered little. Digital forms of art taking. As its backdrop the. Prevailing, context. Of the internet post. Internet, art of our networked, culture. I'm. Just gonna see if I can, uh-huh. Okay, and it's. Hard because I'm trying to do two things at the same time. So. The, conceptual starting, point according to the co-curator, America, live is a. 1974. Paper authored, by the korean-american. Artist, Nam June Paik it. Was called media planning for the post-industrial, society. The 21st century, is now, only. 26. Years away. Imagining. Television. As the technology, that would foster globalization. Pyke, used the term electronic. Superhighway. To, describe the emergence, of a high-speed, direct. Connectivity. Which, he presently, described. As a broadband. Communication. Network, or, electronic. Superhighway. Which. Would include not only television, and video but, audio cassettes, telex, data pooling. Continent. Oil satellites. Micro, fishes private, microwaves, and eventually. Fiber optics, on laser, frequencies. I think. It's really interesting to, note, that paper, and to note the starting, point well, in this case for the exhibition the end point but this, starting, point of. 1966-1967, this, paper was in a 1974. Paper but, just to have an understanding of how far. Back it, is, that. These ideas were actually in play and being explored. By. Artists. The. Pioneering, media, theorist, Marshall, McLuhan famously, wrote when. Faced with a totally, new situation. We. Tend always, to attach ourselves to, the objects. And to, the flavour of the recent pass we. Look at the present through, a rear view mirror, we, march. Backwards. Into, the future. Electronic. Superhighway, emulates, this prescription, taking. As its starting point it's then present moment in January, 2016. And looking backward, in time to. Reveal a picture, that is far more complex, interconnected. And. Potentially. Dangerous. Than. Is apparent in, our world where nearly all human relations. Activities. And decision making is increasingly. Regulated, functionalized. And distributed. In the form of vast interconnected, flows, of data governed. By algorithmic. Procedures. Featuring. Over a hundred, and fifty artworks. From 73. Artists, the, exhibition. Presented an ambitious, and dizzying. Survey, of work that, was nevertheless carefully. Choreographed to, imitate, the, seeming, anarchy, of the internet and seeking. To tell the story of a post internet art world it aimed, to trace a narrative conduct, connecting, today's generation. Of post Millennials, with, artists, of the previous generations. And that, is something that is really, important, and that, we often forget and is very earnest a challenge. For. Contemporary. Curators, is to find ways, first. Of all difficult. As it is for us to get our minds, around the, new work that is is being made by artists, and is being pioneered, and the. Collaborative, work and interdisciplinary. Work but, then to be able to trace that back to, things that were happening in fluxes, things that were happening in conceptual, art and yet, it's really. Really, important. That, we find, a way to. Embrace. That narrative, and Men and make those narratives clear. For audiences. And I, think also for the artists, who are working in, these, areas because. Often. It's. Not obvious, that. Your. Language, or your discourse, actually, has a history, especially when it seems to, be materially. So, distinct. And and. Well-defined and that's often, one of the issues, that any avant-garde. Actually. Faces. So. That's just another image that, gives you a sense of, you. Know how how, the exhibition. Was curated. Now. Someone raised this yesterday. So the, exhibition, takes us on a journey that's, completed, fifty years prior in 1966. With, the nascent collaborations. Between Robert. Rauschenberg, and the visionary. Engineer. Of Bell. Laboratories Billy, kluever, that, resulted. In experiments. In art and, technology. EA T an, organization. That would over the course of its ten years involve. Hundreds, of artists, and produce several landmark. Exhibitions. To suggest. That today's interdisciplinary. Approach in artistic practices. Can, be traced back to these early collaborations. Experiments. In art and technology, the first of which collaborations. Resulted. In the groundbreaking, nine evenings, theatre and engineering, was, held from the 13th of October, till, the 23rd of October. 1966. At the 25th, Street armory New York, participants. Included a who's who of the American, avant-garde most.
Notably Composers. And performers who, had already come. Collaborated. At Black Mountain College John. Cage listened to childs Merce Cunningham, Alex. Hey Debra, hey Steve. Parkton. Paxton, sorry Robert, Rauschenberg, David shooter Robert, Wittman and the, Brazilian, Swedish, artists, Avant falls from. The. Diverse, use of electronics. As an artistic, medium for large performances. Was, explored, here in all its patent, so while. The second milestone, was Robert Breyers floats and Fujiko. Nakaya's. Excuse. Me for the poor pronunciation. Fog, installation. Of a manufactured. Clouds. At the 1970. Expo. Pavilion in Osaka. That was sponsored by Pepsi. When. Explaining, the rationale, for involving. Artists, in the development, of technologies. Billy, kluever, declared, as follows, we. All know and remember this is night in 1966. We. All know, technology. Has become a part of our lives, and now. We can see absolutely no reason why it should not become more so no. Sound has been heard from another culture to oppose Western, technology, the. Faster, the underdeveloped countries. Have it the, faster they want it on, the. Other end of the spectrum we now have systems, where we don't quite, know where the Machine ends, and the human being, begins I am. Thinking of the space system, which, has introduced, the new and maybe inhuman, objective, the, system, has to work no failures, are allowed no, personal, emotions, or mistakes may interfere with the success of the project. Laborious. Ly we, are translating, every, aspect, of human language into computer, language the. Engineers, are not visionaries. John. Cage has recently written a wonderful how, to improve, the world as a, blind engineer. One, of his observations, gave me a real, jolt. Cage. Points, out that, there exists. A system, of interaction. Between, human, beings that. Exists, without any police or power. Structure. Whatsoever. In fact. There. Are hundreds of agreements, between countries, that work, perfectly. Well, it, seems. Technology. Bleak breeds agreement. So. Of course what he's talking about here, is cybernetics. And the. Artists, who got so excited by, the cybernetic, movement, that had originally been written. About in the 40s and. It's. About this idea of systems, theory and being. Able to reach agreement tacitly. Without. Needing, any kind of outside, organizational. Structures, so. They're, they're. Incredibly. Excited, and they're, almost, I would say a kind of euphoric, optimism. About the possibilities. Of this which, maybe we're now pulling, back on a little, bit and reconsidering. And. So. That that statement. I think is something to, keep in mind. So. He says this to sum up first the artists have to create with technology, because technology is, becoming, inseparable from our lives today. Technology. Is the extension, of our. Nervous. System. McLuhan. Said. Second. Artists, should use technology because, because, technology. Needs, artists. The. Artists, work is much like that of a scientist, it is an investigation. And this. Is this is this, is quite telling it is an investigation, which may or may not yield, meaningful. Results. In, many cases, we will know only years, later what. I am suggesting is, that the use of the engineer, by. The artist, will, stimulate new, ways of looking at technology. And of, dealing with life in the future. You. Might find it interesting to hear, kluever. Say, technology.
Needs To be revealed, and undressed. Much. Like, we undress, a woman. There's. A lot that could be unpacked in these few statements for. The moment it's instructed, to footnote, both, the motivations, and collaborations. Which, have led to burgeoning. Interdisciplinary. Practices, using technology. And the, almost euphoric and. Unhesitating. Embrace of the, possibilities. Presented by technology. Urged. On, by an underlying, confidence. In the, apparent. Neutrality. Of the systems. Generated, through technology. Assumptions. Which are being exposed and challenged by contemporary, artists, whose practice is critically. Engaged, with, these technologies. And which, are manifest, and explored, throughout, this exhibition. So. Electronic, superhighway, takes its name from Nam, June Paik smaii mental sculptural, installation of. 1995. I'm. Sure everyone's, quite familiar, with this work it's part on which to the interlocking system, of Road transportation. That connected, all. Of the United States. That came, to be known as the interstate highway system it. Was begun by President Dwight. Eisenhower in. 1932. And, wasn't. Finally proclaimed, complete, until, 1992. The. Smithsonian, Institute who now owns this work and in fact owns much of the legacy of Nam June Paik, writes. That. When none June Paik came to the United States in 1964. The interstate, highway system was only nine years old and super. Highways offered everyone the freedom to see the USA, in your Chevrolet. Employing. Three three hundred and thirty six television, sets. 50. DVD, players 50, DVD, players. 37,000. Hundred fifty feet of cable and, 575. Feet. Of multicolored. Neon, tubing, this. Mammoth, work presents, an iconographic. Imagery. On 51, channels, positing, the construction, of a shared identity through. Television and there's, a fantastic. Clip, you can watch on the internet that, tells. You what, was involved, in the, conservation. And. Care. Of this, work and just, gives you an idea of what, it must what it must be to organize. 336. Televisions, and keep, them under way and deal with all the buses in the line etc. This. This. Is the work that was actually in the show not. Surprisingly. The. Electronic. Superhighway. That the name you know the name of the exhibition actually wasn't shown at the at. The, exhibition. Instead, this work was shown Internet, dream and I think that's, for, obvious reasons it was just too large of a work to transport. And to.
Actually. Show in the Whitechapel. However. The works established. Televisions, capacity. To alter geographies. And penetrate. Previously, static, and instrument, surmountable. Boundaries. And. This. Is what changes. This. Is the first thing that television, and these, kinds, of transmissions. And interconnections. Change they. Change your conception, of space. Suddenly. Everything, becomes interconnected. Distances. Are altered, distances. Cease to exist it, alters, our notion of geography, and, distance, is eliminated, and space. Becomes. Flattened. Unlike. Richard, Serra's darker. Narrative, on the power of television articulated. Nearly 20 years earlier in, television. Delivers people Pike, provides. An optimistic. Perhaps, as I've, said euphoric. View of televisions, power to unite and connect. Electronic. Superhighway, asserts a transformation. On our notion of space as distances. That once seemed dauntingly. Vast instantly. Disappear. The. Exhibition, itself unabashedly. Navigates. The cocoon, the. Cacophony of radical, anarchy that the web presents, us showing us the range of new media works which traverse, geographies. Of time distance. And, materialized. Work that was made for a computer, and making. Transparent. The relationship. Between the, analog, and the digital. Many. Of the works permit, viewers, a hand on playful. Interactive. Enticing. Engagement, with the work so. Petra court rights system, landscapes, and pixel paintings, reverses. The traditional, indexical. Relationship. Between reality. And image. Jacobi's. South awaits, 3d. Animations. Which, emerge from drawings made by his mother while suffering from mental illness. And. The. Paintings, of Celia Hampton, whose fragmentary. Flash works and you're only so long as she can hold a conversation in, a, chat room. All. Together. With. Thomas. And Craig heads. Strange, I don't know if you know this work it's really quite, amazing Thomas, and Craig had strange, karaoke, love songs none of which could exist without, the Internet and challenge our acceptance, of the status stasis, of art and the, authorial voice of the museum, which is what, we are of course all familiar with they. Also engaged, the viewer to consider, the relationship, between the virtual and the physical and, the relationship. Between old, and new media, and I'll tell you this was a very, interactive, exhibition. The downstairs, was. Full, of young people, it was, absolutely. Jam-packed all the time and it. Felt like walking into the the. Apple store not, not walking into a museum. So. Are, people familiar with the good. Morning mr. Orwell. So. Some of us are some. Of us might remember seeing it so. Yeah. Do you wanna. So. This, is the first time this is January. 1st 1984. Nam June Paik, creation. And it's, the first time that we had this kind of live. Satellite. Transmission, that connected, up so many different. People and locations. And was, available and was seen apparently, by 25 million people and. It's. Just to. Think that this was 1984. It's just absolutely, stunning, and of course, Pyke and all the artists, who worked on this and there were some, of the artists from the most, remote regions of, the avant-garde I know Allen Ginsberg, even has a piece on there. We're. Trying. To. Rebut. The. Proposition, in George, Orwell's book and, were, specifically. Telling. Encouraging. Us to look beyond 1984. And not to be afraid of, Big, Brother. I'm. Told that I have about, five minutes left, so. I'm going to. Quickly. Flash, through some of these. Gonna. So. I'm just gonna stop at John Latham's full stop which. John, Latham is a British, artist he. Died in 2010. And this is his work full stop 1961. Which, is a, single. Shot of, a spray gun on, a. Blank, canvas, and. At. Some point in the 1960s. We entered a new moment in heart history, the, artist John Latham, who used a spray gun to spray a black dot on a white canvas which, he called his one-second, paintings. Declared. That with Rauschenberg's. White canvases. The. Artist deconstruction. Of space, was, complete. Time. Would now become, the new medium. For the artist.
No. Longer confined to linear notions, traditional, understanding. Of history becomes, completely. Upended. Time. Simultaneous. History. Tele-audiology. The notion of progress our hag alien, understanding. Of history that has driven so much of what, art historians, have done gone. Finished say goodbye to it. I'm. Gonna skip a lot of these works which are the newer, pieces, surveillance. Is another big issue Gary. T marks which is a very. Important, surveillance, theorist, talks about what the maximum security society. Is he has six. Statements. About it it's a dossier, society, in which computerized. Records play, a major role an. Actuarial. Society, in which decisions, are, increasingly. Made on the basis of predictions, about future behavior, as, a result of membership, in and comparisons. To aggregate, categories. Ie. Big data a. Suspicious. Society, in which everyone, is suspected, and you. Know that the most amazing, thing about walking, through that barrier, when you're travelling. Now which, we all do quite a lot as soon as you go through that machine. You. You, never know if you're gonna get stopped it doesn't really matter what color you are what religion, you are what. You look like you. Inside. Of yourself, you're. Afraid am I gonna get stopped is someone gonna pull me aside and. And. It's, totally random so everyone. Is a suspect an engineered. Society, in which choices, are increasingly, limited and determined, by the physical and social environment a. Transparent. Society, in which the boundaries of time distance, darkness, and physical barriers that traditionally, protected. Information are, weakened, and a, self monitored society, in which auto surveillance, plays, a prominent role and we have been talking about all. The forms of auto surveillance, that we engage in these. Are some of the issues of course that come. Out of that. This. Is a artist. Artist group Zak black the blast who you probably know, of who uses a lot of, strategies. To, to. Infect, and intervene. In, marketplaces. And and. Transactions. Of capitalism. And get us to think about it so. I'll just close, by noting. Some of the issues, that we have we. Have curatorial, issues, we have practice knowledge issues, we've been talking about them over the last few days we. Have issues of conservation. And we, have ethical issues that we have to face - as some, as. Curators. And as workers. As. Part of the museum. Art. Industry. I'm. Just going to close by reading, something that, people, Peter vile wrote he. Has a very, important, exhibition, going on right now called, open. Coats and. The. Main. Theorem. Of open, coats is the, world is a field of data and. He. Asks, us to look at all the different ways in which that is the entire, world, is a field, of data today and he, says for, for. Museums, and, for. Art spaces and projects bases this really, creates a new, problem as. A. Thinking, space as co-working. Space as assembly. As a, new form of congregation. To, exchange and, acquire knowledge and a, new form of collaborating.
Citizens. Educate, other citizens, an, unusual. Interactive. Mode, of engaging with art, introduces. Them to this new strategy of assembly, in, part. The. Exhibition, visitors themselves, Devine. A new, format, of exhibition, as a, preview. Of the future, self-confident. And self-aware. Life. That, is not non. Hegemonic. And. He. Uses that word I think, their. Engine used it yesterday. Which. Is oh. I. Have to use this hang on. This. Is what his, vision for the new, museum of the future is the, museum becomes the location, for civic education where, acquisition, of knowledge is not only worthwhile but also rewarded, for. The actual message of digital. Check digital, technology, digital change is. That, the society of tomorrow, will change, we'll, have to change into, the knowledge society and, we. Shall need culturally. Competent, citizens. In order, to defend democracy in, the future, because. Democracy, needs, thinkers. Thanks.
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China says crew information submitted by Cathay Pacific meets requirements
Published August 15, 2019, 5:57 PM
by Martin Sadongdong & Antonio Colina
BEIJING – China's aviation regulator said on Thursday that identification information submitted so far by Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd (0293.HK) for its crew meets requirements.
A Cathay Pacific Boeing 777-300ER plane lands at Hong Kong airport after it reopened following clashes between police and protesters, in Hong Kong, China August 14, 2019.
(REUTERS / Thomas Peter / File Photo / MANILA BULLETIN)
The airline became embroiled in crosswinds between Beijing and pro-democracy groups in the Asian financial hub after some of its employees took part in the Hong Kong protests.
On Friday, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) ordered Cathay to provide identification information for its crew on mainland-bound flights and those using Chinese airspace, which include many flights to Europe and North America.
"Cathay Pacific submitted the identification information for its crew members on flights to and over mainland on time. After review, the identification information for its crew meets the requirements laid out in the safety warning," Gu Xiaohong, an official with the CAAC told a monthly briefing.
Crew members that have not gained the authority's approval will not be allowed into its airspace, including on flights bound for other destinations.
Cathay said in a statement that it had submitted a report to CAAC on extra steps it was taking as was required. "We strictly abide by the rules and regulations of all regulators that have jurisdiction over us," the airline said.
Cathay shares were trading up 4.7% at 0300 GMT, the second day of gains following earlier falls to 10-year lows.
On Wednesday, Cathay terminated the employment of two pilots over their involvement in protests in Hong Kong, after being ordered by the CAAC to suspend personnel who had engaged in illegal protests.
Cathay and its top shareholder and manager, Swire Pacific Ltd (0019.HK), placed advertisements on Wednesday in the Hong Kong Economic Journal in support of the Hong Kong government and its efforts to restore law and order.
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This is the reason why drivers should avoid Eastern Road this weekend
Millie Salkeld
ONGOING maintenance work is the reason drivers are being asked to avoid the Eastern Road this weekend while northbound lanes are closed.
The road will be closed northbound between Anchorage Road and the A27 from 7.30pm tonight until 3pm Sunday.
Eastern Road in Portsmouth with the Harvester pub and foreshore in the background. Picture: Google
Diversions will be in place via Norway Road and London Road but motorists are being asked to plan journeys in advance, allow extra time and avoid the area if possible by using alternate routes such as the M275 to get out of the city.
Cyclists and pedestrians will be unaffected as the pavement and cycleway are open as usual.
The road closure is to enable ongoing essential maintenance work on the bridge that carries the Eastern Road over the creek.
Normally as much maintenance work as possible is done at night but unfortunately, due to the time it takes for the work to be done and road surface restored, the road has to be closed during daytime.
The work has been scheduled to minimise disruption as much as possible by avoiding the school holidays and the closure will not begin until the roads have cleared from football traffic leaving Fratton Park.
Steve White operations manager for Colas who manage the roads for Portsmouth City Council, said: 'This work is part of our ongoing maintenance for the bridge and, as always, we are doing everything we can to minimise disruption to residents and drivers.
'During the work drivers should avoid the Eastern Road where possible and use other routes.
'People should plan their journeys and expect some delays.
'We are very sorry for the inconvenience and disruption this will cause people and grateful for their patience and co-operation.'
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Florence Lawrence: Automotive Inventor and the "World's First Movie Star"
March 23, 2016 John Paul - Historic Vehicle Association
In honor of Women's History Month, we take a look at silent film star and pioneering automotive inventor, Florence Lawrence. Never heard of her? Lawrence invented the first mechanical turn signal AND mechanical brake light, yet she was almost penniless when she took her life in 1938. Check out the full story.
Her exact birthdate, like the recognition for the woman herself, is seemingly lost in time. What is known is this: Florence Lawrence was born in Hamilton, Ontario, in either 1886 or 1890. Her father, George Bridgwood was a carriage builder. Her mother, Charlotte "Lotta" Bridgwood, was a vaudevillian actress so, naturally, Lawrence found herself drawn to acting from a young age.
Working under her mother—known professionally as "Lotta Lawrence," the leading lady and director of the Lawrence Dramatic Company—young Florence made her motion picture debut in 1906. The next few years would see her rise to become what is generally regarded as the first movie star.
The Biograph Girl
Starring in nearly 300 films throughout the course of her career, Florence found herself on the receiving end of the financial windfall that was the burgeoning movie industry. Earning around $500 a week from Biograph Studios—a company that refused to put her name on the credits—she nonetheless became a familiar face to fans, who dubbed her "The Biograph Girl." With a constant flow of work, Lawrence was soon wealthy enough to purchase an automobile—a somewhat extravagant rarity for women at the time. Finding a sense of freedom and enjoyment behind the wheel she'd never before experienced, Lawrence took to driving much as she had to acting.
Delving headfirst into the world of the automobile, Florence sought to learn all she could about the vehicle's various mechanisms in between enthusiastic drives. She became so invested in the relationship between driver and car that at one point she reportedly described her vehicle as "almost human"—something that, in her words, responded ""to kindness and understanding and care, just as people do." This love for the automobile lead Lawrence to explore additional safety measures to ensure the vehicle's continued practical use.
Florence Lawrence sits behind the wheel of a Lozier open touring car with 1912 Pennsylvania license plates. [photo credit: Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research]
The Actor Turns Inventor
In 1914, after years of learning about and tinkering with automobiles, Lawrence devised a mechanism that served as a signaling arm for drivers wishing to turn. Through the simple push of a button, her simple invention raised and lowered a flag on the rear bumper of the automobile to inform other drivers where the car was headed next. Along with this, she developed an equally simplistic and ingenious device to alert fellow motorists of an upcoming stop. Upon depressing the brake, a small sign reading "stop" would pop up in the rear of the car. Though rudimentary in design, her inventions would ultimately prove invaluable on the road.
Unfortunately for Lawrence, however, she failed to patent this creation or her next—the first electric windshield wiper, which began selling in 1917 under the Bridgwood Manufacturing Company. Lawrence's mother would later try to remedy the oversight, but by then it was too late as other companies were quick to claim ownership and receive patents for similar designs.
While she failed to claim the first patent and, some would argue, was not even the first to devise such a system (that honor going to a Percy Douglas-Hamilton in England), Lawrence's ingenuity and passion for the automobile was something of an anomaly at the time. The fact that she performed all her own mechanical work and devised these safety measures put Lawrence at the forefront of what could be viewed as an early form of women's liberation, one for which she's largely since been forgotten, but is by no means diminished in significance. Amazingly, it wouldn't be until 1925 that anything resembling Lawrence's design would see a patent, one turned in by the larger auto manufacturers.
A Tragic Death
After suffering severe burns in a studio fire in which she was attempting to save a fellow actor, Lawrence's work in films began to dry up. Despite plastic surgery to attempt to repair the damage, she found herself more and more relegated to work as an extra. And while she had accumulated a great deal of wealth during her days as "The Biograph Girl," the majority of it was lost in the stock market crash of 1929.
Her career at a standstill and her fortune having all but disappeared, Lawrence was left with little consolation. Adding insult to injury, she had also been married three times over the course of her life—once to automotive salesman Charles Byrne Woodring—and saw each relationship end in either death or divorce.
Alone and with no children or family to comfort her, Lawrence took her life on December 28, 1938 after calling MGM to let them know that, due to illness, she would not be able to perform the extra work for which she had been cast that afternoon. The following year, Buick began installing turn signals as a standard feature.
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What an amazing woman. What a tragic ending. I do hope Florence is at peace, and who knows, maybe driving around in tinkering in her after life. God bless you Florence.
Michael Grams
A really good, informative article. Quite a lady and life also. I wonder why Biograph Studios wouldn't put her name in the credits?
Kdrama Angel
The writer of this article wrote that out of ignorance. NO actor or actress names were put in the credits in the earliest days of Biograph. Part of the reason was because the stage was seen as the legit theater in those days and films kind of embarrassing to do but a lot of the actors started to appear in them to make quick money. Even Mary Pickford didn't have her name on the Biograph credits, when fans wrote to her via Biograph Studios they would write on the envelope "To The Girl With The Golden Curls".
Alan West
Sad. Another largely unsung pioneer died penniless. But she had fun, and fun is important. If she had patented everything, she would have been richer, but at the terrible price of having to attend meetings with dickheads.
Her life serves to remind us that women CAN be both feminine AND skilful with the spanners. I suspect that she was self-taught like my brother and myself. Still, much mechanical fiddling is pretty logical.
How many of today's celeb ladies fix their own cars? I'll bet they keep quiet about it, if they do. Imagine some big dollar actress in an intimate interview speculating whether an old gudgeon pin that is right on tolerance will be alright in a rebuilt engine? How many men have faced this dilemma? (In case you are wondering, there were two of them, and they were).


BHMA Welcomes Peter Lucas as its New CEO
Peter Lucas has been appointed chief executive officer of the Flight Centre Travel Group's (ASX: FLT) hotel management business, BHMA. Peter Lucas is a highly experienced hotelier who has an extensive track record of operating hotels across Asia. Before joining BHMA, he was Boutique Corporation's senior vice president of asset operations and oversaw hotel, serviced apartment and food and beverage portfolios.
Prior to this, he was chief operating officer with Destination Properties, where he asset-managed hotels operated by Accor, Starwood, Hilton and Swissotel, as well as food and beverage operations for franchised restaurants such as Hard Rock Café.
Peter has more than 35 years of comprehensive leadership experience in the hotel and serviced apartment industries. He has worked in a range of global markets, with experience in 7 countries.
In announcing the appointment, Flight Centre Travel Group Head of Global Hotel Network Kent Davidson said: "Peter is an outstanding professional in his field and I am sure that BHMA will benefit enormously from his contribution. He has joined us at the perfect time to assist in building our various brands in order to achieve further expansion both within and beyond the regions where we are currently active."
"I am very proud to be given the opportunity to work with BHMA by the Flight Centre Travel Group.Said, Peter Lucas.
"It is an exciting time for the business with the new X2 Bali Breakers Resort and X2 Pattaya Oceanphere Residences properties opening in the next quarter. This is a company that has set new standards across Asia in recent years so I look forward to driving sales over the coming months and actively pursuing new opportunities to capitalize on our outstanding reputation for exceeding client expectations."
FLT, which is based in Australia, is one of the world's largest travel operators and has about 3,000 leisure and corporate travel outlets in 23 countries.
BHMA, which was acquired last year, is a key component of the company's Global Hotel Network, which specializes in delivering inspirational travel experiences.
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2020 Ted Freedman Award
The Ted Freedman Award for Innovation in Education 2020
About the Ted Freedman Award
In 2000, Ted Freedman was the surprised honoree of an annual award launched by Healthcare Quarterly in cooperation with Agilent Technologies.
Mr. Freedman was not only the president and chief executive officer of Mount Sinai Hospital but also an associate professor in the Faculty of Medicine and the Department of Health Administration at the University of Toronto. He is a former chair of the Accrediting Commission on Education for Health Services Administration, Bridgepoint Active Healthcare, the Change Foundation and the Ontario Health Research Alliance and vice chair of Mount Sinai Hospital and Saint Elizabeth Health Care, all organizations committed to research and education.
The award recognizes individuals who inspire, advocate and enable education in healthcare.
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Longwoods and our judges extend their congratulations to Ontario Health (Quality)'s Pierrette Price Arsenault, Tricia Beath, Tasleen Adatia, Lisa Bitonti-Bengert and Dr. Timothy Jackson – the 2020 recipients of the Ted Freedman Award – in recognition of their program "The Ontario Surgical Quality Improvement Network Community of Practice – Improving Surgical Care in Ontario." This is a continuing professional development initiative that addresses clinical and practice challenges that Ontario's family physicians have identified as being overwhelming to them.
The program's goal is to improve surgical care in Ontario by accelerating quality improvement (QI) through a community of practice. Initiated by surgical leaders and driven by its members, the Ontario Surgical Quality Improvement Network (ON-SQIN) is a QI program consisting of 46 surgical teams that form a community of practice dedicated to improving surgical outcomes across Ontario.
The surgical network uses high-quality clinical data collected through the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) to spur surgical QI practices among participating hospitals. Outcomes measured include rates of unplanned intubation, postsurgical infection, hospital readmissions and post-surgery sepsis. These data help ON-SQIN hospitals identify areas for improvement.
In May 2017, NSQIP data showed that Ontario's postsurgical infection rates were above the international average rates. The ON-SQIN community had matured to the point where they were able to work toward implementing change provincially and launched a year-long campaign to reduce postsurgical infections by at least 20%. Members implemented a bundle of evidence-based changes to improve their chosen area of focus (surgical site infection [SSI], urinary tract infection [UTI] or pneumonia). After one year, the teams self-reported a 27% combined reduction in the rates of UTI, SSI and pneumonia.
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Welsh language chapel in centre of Caerdydd to get £25,000 for repairs
Capel y Bedyddwyr Cymraeg, Tabernacl, Caerdydd. No Swan So Fine (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Tabernacl Caerdydd is to receive £25,000 in order to make repairs to their Grade II listed building.
The nonconformist chapel in Yr Ais in the centre of the capital will receive the money to
"repair their Grade II listed building including to the flat roof, stones repairs and roof lights."
The money is part of £7m a year has been allocated to support Cymru's voluntary sector over the current Welsh Government's term, a commitment of over £21m across the next three years.
The announcement follows the publication of the draft Budget by Finance Minister Rebecca Evans last week [Monday 20 December].
This is in addition to around £7m provided every year by the Welsh Government's Community Facilities Programme, a grant scheme of up to £250,000 for the improvement of local community projects and facilities.
The £7m of annual funding, beginning in 2022, will be provided to the Third Sector Support Wales. This partnership comprises of 20 organisations - 19 County Voluntary Councils supporting each county area and the national membership body for voluntary organisations, Wales Council for Voluntary Action (WCVA).
These organisations provide an infrastructure to all of Cymru's voluntary sector organisations under four pillars of activity identified in partnership with Welsh Government: volunteering; good governance; sustainable funding; and engagement and influencing.
Additionally, the long-standing Community Facilties Programme will continue to provide small and large grants to well-used community projects to improve their sustainability and provide opportunities for local people to improve their day-to-day lives.
Announced every 3 months and split into pots of under £25,000 and up to £250,000, the latest Community Facilities Programme recipients are:
Up to £250,000:
£250,000 for Krishna Cymru, Caerdydd to refurbish and turn their Grade II-listed building into a cultural heritage site and well-being community centre for Tre-biwt, promoting physical and mental well-being through accessible training in yoga and meditation
£250,000 for Llanrumney Hall Community Trust, Caerdydd to create a health and well-being centre
£250,000 for Newport Mind to complete the next phase of their project creating a fit-for-purpose centre with consultation, training and group rooms plus a sanctuary space on the first floor
Up to £25,000:
£25,000 for Mentoring for All, Caerdydd to renovate and repair their roof, kitchen and toilet facilities and replace windows and doors
£25,000 for Ysgoldy Community Group, Ceredigion to provide a safe and sustainable off-road parking area, including planting native trees and hedgerows, creating an environment for local fauna and flora, enabling biodiversity and lessening their carbon footprint of the project
£25,000 for Clwb Rygbi Rhuthun, Sir Ddinbych to renovate their clubhouse by providing a larger seating area, new kitchen and upgrades to their toilet / changing room facilities for more suitable access for all
£20,000 for Abergavenny Community Trust, Sir Fynwy to install solar panels for their community centre as part of their net zero by 2030 plans
£25,000 for Llanelli Goods Shed, Sir Gâr to create a community café and heritage interpretation area
£25,000 for Tabernacl Caerdydd to repair their Grade II listed building including to the flat roof, stones repairs and roof lights
£8,000 for Bedwas Rugby 2011, Caerffili to provide a new, low-carbon, floodlighting system.
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St Mary's School Nairobi: Where political bigwigs were nurtured
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| Mar. 13, 2022 | 3 min read
At one time during an alumni function, President Kenyatta, donning a blazer complete with the school logo and tie, joked of how the school dean who doubled up as the discipline master would always give him three strokes of the cane whenever he breached school rules [Courtesy]
Also known as Saints, St Mary's School is a prestigious private primary and secondary academy in Nairobi. The school, which is sponsored by the Roman Catholic Church was founded in 1939. Other than the Kenyan primary and secondary educational curriculum, this school also offers International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE), International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) certification and International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme. Despite being a boys learning institution, female students are only allowed to enrol for the IB Diploma Programme.
The school, which initially started with temporary structures, sits on 85 acres that belongs to St Austin's Mission in Muthangari. The current school structures, including the twin towers which stand at the school's quadrangle, were completed in 1954. The current staffroom, which is located between the twin towers, used to be the school's library.
In its early days, St Mary's School was the preferred learning institution for children of influential Kenyans, among them the first President Jomo Kenyatta, and his two successors, Daniel Moi and Mwai Kibaki.
St Mary's School has endeavoured to develop individuals who are all-rounded and confident by focusing on academic, spiritual and physical aspects. The school has also strived to promote high level discipline, self-expression and God centred living.
Students who pass through this institution are trained to be principled, effective communicators, caring and innovative. This explains why the school administers have nurtured strong clubs and associations including math club, rugby, Christian Union, charity club, drama and violin, among others, to nurture student's talents.
This school's administration makes sure that parents day is a memorable event for students and parents. For instance, matches between parents and students during parents' day are a common phenomenon. Some students recall an occasion when a parent got seriously injured and was rushed to the school's health facility after playing with an under 13 team. Instead of showing empathy, this became a laughing matter for many students who were unable to figure out how a youngster can injure an adult.
Its notable alumni include some of the country's foremost political, business and healthcare leaders [Courtesy]
The school whose motto is "Bonitas, Disciplina, Scientia", a Latin phrase which stands for "Goodness, Discipline, Knowledge,"
Its notable alumni include some of the country's foremost political, business and healthcare leaders.
They include President Uhuru Kenyatta, his brother Muhoho Kenyatta, Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Raychelle Omamo, the late Fidel Odinga, Veteran journalist Jeff Koinange, who was Uhuru's classmate, Hollywood actress Lupita Nyong'o, rally driver Ian Duncan, Baringo Senator Gideon Moi, popular musician Eric Wainaina, Businessman and politician Jimi Wanjigi, former anti-graft czar John Githongo and Owiso Odera, a former TV actor.
At one time during an alumni function, President Kenyatta, donning a blazer complete with the school logo and tie, joked of how the school dean who doubled up as the discipline master would always give him three strokes of the cane whenever he breached school rules.
"But it was not as bad as those taken by some of us. The likes of Tony Munene, who is smiling here, would get six of the best," he said amidst laughter from other alumni.
Others who wore white shirts, black trousers, grey pullovers and stripped ties include Tony Munene, a Thika businessman, Jimmy Kibaki, Mohammed Sheikh, a former Kenyan international cricketer and Dele Young, a Kenyan international tennis player.
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Charges against JCC executives officially dropped in Qatar court
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Al Jazeera Children's Channel executives.
After spending more than two years on trial, three former television executives were formally cleared of charges of financial mismanagement in a Doha courtroom this morning.
A judge said the court officially acknowledged that the prosecutor is withdrawing his lawsuit against former Al Jazeera Children's Channel (JCC) manager Mahmoud Bouneb, a Tunisian-Canadian, and his Moroccan wife, the station's former programming director Malika Alouane, as well as Palestinian expat Haitham Qudaih, the ex-cost controller.
"Finally, justice has triumphed," Bouneb told Doha News after the judge's ruling was read out.
Today's hearing came more than two months after the prosecutor told the court that he was withdrawing the charges against the trio.
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However, the case could not be officially dropped without the official endorsement of the chairman of Al Jazeera Media Network, which acquired JCC from Qatar Foundation in 2013.
According to Bouneb, the trio has also reached a settlement with Al Jazeera outside of court to receive some 3.5 years worth of payment in salaries that they would have earned, had they not been fired in September 2011.
Under the terms of the settlement, Bouneb said he had to promise not to speak negatively about Al Jazeera or QF.
They will also receive other financial dues, such as their end-of-service gratuity.
But they will not receive compensation for any of the emotional trauma they incurred during what Bouneb previously called a "shameful" prosecution.
"We have suffered for a long time without anyone paying attention to our ordeal," Qudaih told Doha News. "I am pleased and relieved to see the end of this case."
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The three defendants were fired alongside approximately 30 other station employees in the fall 2011. They were subsequently accused of financial mismanagement and placed under a travel ban, but did not make their first court appearance until February 2013.
Charges were formally presented in May of that year. Bouneb has said the three were accused of mismanaging approximately QR3.1 million (US$851,460) over eight years.
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During the proceedings, auditors from both the Qatar National Audit Bureau and accounting firm Ernst & Young said they found evidence of administrative transgressions, such as neglecting to obtain the necessary approvals for certain projects.
However, witnesses testified that there was "no way" the defendants had "committed any embezzlement crimes or harmed intentionally the Channel funds."
Nevertheless, the trial continued for another two years. Reports emerged in November that Tunisian diplomats had taken up the case with Qatari authorities and had received assurances that the case would be dropped and that the trio would receive the "financial dues" owed to them.
"Despite my anger for losing four years of my life for nothing, I have nothing against Qatar as a country, its leadership or people."
The prosecutor moved to drop the charges against them slightly more than a month later without explanation.
Bouneb said today that the trio's travel ban had been lifted in late December, but that they chose not to leave Qatar because they wanted to stay and clear their name. Additionally, leaving the country would have required an exit permit from their sponsor.
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"Despite my anger for losing four years of my life for nothing, I have nothing against Qatar as a country, its leadership or people. And Qatar has no standing legal problems with me," he told Doha News.
"The most important thing for me right now is to rest and rehabilitate myself."
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Yacine
I like it when he says "I have nothing against Qatar, its leadership and its people". It shows in spite of all the sufferings he incurred for four years, he still has a positive attitude. I hope he finds now a normal life.
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Reply to Yacine
Apparently you do.
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MIMH
He has the say that! He wants his money and he wants to leave the country!
A_qtr
At least they got 3.5 urs of back pay.. I'm suprised they got any sort of compensation ..
Reply to A_qtr
This can be understood as a way to say "We've messed up and we have put you in jail for years for no reason. We are sorry and this is your money" 🙂
desertCard
Probably more to BUY their silence.
fullmoon07
really? Well, be surprised if they even re-offered them a job. The interesting thing, was more how the accusations were moved.
I'm a bit surprised by that as well, I guess they decided it was worth it to shut them up.
Ahmed001
This is really sad! They got away with it.
Reply to Ahmed001
it is really sad that someone so corrupted organized all this. It is very sad, that they were accused of stealing when 2 audits (one from the government) showed the contrary. It is very sad, that those who then took their places just ruined the channel. The JCC story is all over the city, with so many people who have worked and still work there. And the behind the scene is actually quite disgusting.
I would love to be a mosquito to see the face of those horrible ones who made up all of this story.
Those who took their positions did not last long, being incapables.
It seems that one of them is not even wanted in his new job else were, the other one who also who had taken advantage of such accusations is not wanted any longer in her new job. Mediocre people.
Doha is small and people talk…..and sometimes there is justice.
Maybe Bounab will be also offered a job he won't be able to refuse, life is unpredictable…..cin cin! Cheers! Salud!
Yet another trumped-up charge that in this case resulted in innocent people being unfairly imprisoned in the state of Qatar for years. Yet another damning indictment of employment law and the justice system of Qatar. Has Qatar never heard of "bail" where the accused forfeit a sum of money if they don't show up in court – it works pretty well in many justice systems. Innocent until proved guilty, but even if ultimately found innocent Qatar manages to violate peoples human rights before the decision falls.
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One of the most surprising and best films of 2016 so far is Deadpool. Created by Fabian Nicieza and Rob Liefeld in 1991 and debuting in The New Mutants #98, this character has a long history and is one of the most popular in Marvel's line of mutant characters. In recent years the character has taken on a more adult sensibility and added large amounts of over the top humor to make the fans want a movie adaptation for some time.
We did get to see Wade Wilson/Deadpool in X-Men Origins: Wolverine and even though Ryan Reynolds showed us the potential for the character earlier in the film the ending dashed all hopes at the time (just watch the ending of the film to see why so many people abhor it). Despite all this Reynolds still wanted a Deadpool solo movie so he could do justice to the character and give us a much better interpretation of the 'Merc with a Mouth".
20th Century Fox seemed to have zero desire to greenlight this film based on the previous movie's reception, but that did not deter Reynolds. Test footage was leaked in 2014 that showed a hilarious, action packed scene that gave fans the Deadpool we all wanted to see. this caught the attention of Fox and the movie was finally greenlit and the world is better for it!
What we got was a dirty, foul mouthed, action packed movie that broke all sorts of box-office records for an R-rated film and gave the audience the Deadpool we all wanted and deserved. The beginning of the money shows us the finalized scene of the test footage that went viral and was an amazing way to start the film. The violence, over the top humor, and amazing action got this movie off to the right start and let the audience know up front that they were in for a treat.
Ryan Reynolds has finally found the role of his career so far. He is simply hilarious and knows the character inside and out which gives us an incredible performance. There is no one that could of played this character any better.
The cast is solid overall, but the one who really sticks out is T.J. Miller as Weasel who is Wilson's best friend. He delivers some classic lines in his unique way that only adds to the humor of the movie and makes it that much better overall.
I also enjoyed Deadpool's sidekicks Negasonic Teenage Warhead and Colossus (Brianna Hildebrand and Stefan Kapicic respectively). Both performers played their roles perfectly and held their own despite the outstanding performance of Reynolds.
Every moment of this film is fun, exciting, and leaves you wanting more when the movie is done. The post credits scene is very memorable as well showing Deadpool's homage to Ferris Bueller's Day Off while letting the audience know that there will be a sequel featuring Cable which we have seen in the comics as a hilarious duo.
I cannot stress more that this is a very adult movie. With heavy violence and gore, very adult language, nudity and sex, this is a movie that young children should not see. I only stress this because I heard several stories about the movie's theatrical run with many an ignorant parent bringing their children to see the film because a "superhero" is in it only to complain over the content. FYI…it is R-rated for a reason.
If you are not too sensitive to adult material and are looking for a fun movie with big laughs then go to the store and buy a copy on blu-ray. You will not be disappointed.
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Green Lantern was a much maligned movie that I feel very strongly did not deserve the poor reviews it received. Was it a great movie? No. Was it bad like Ghost Rider? No. It was a very entertaining film that had more good moments than bad.
I felt that Ryan Reynolds as Hal Jordan/Green Lantern was a good fit. I do agree with a lot of people that Nathan Fillion would have been better, but with Reynolds they got a very well known actor who did a good job in the role.
Peter Sarsgaard as Hector Hammond was another strong point. You did feel sympathy for him regarding his strained relationship with his father, but he was a creepy villain that you definitely wanted to see get his behind kicked.
Possibly the best part of the movie was Mark Strong as Sinestro. He is not yet the villain, but Strong did a masterful job of portraying a complex character and giving just the right amount of nuance to hint at his eventual turn in future movies.
The not so positive…
Parallax…the main issue is the CGI was just not up to par. He looked too cartoony at times. Also, he is a major villain who affects Hal Jordan in a major way in the comics and having been relegated to just a one-off in this first movie seemed a real waste. Parallax is a nemesis that should have been built up to in future movies for a much more dramatic final battle.
Blake Lively as Carol Ferris was sort of eh..she was not terrible, but her portrayal of Ferris could have been much better especially since this a major character in the Green Lantern universe and goes though many interesting changes.
The most unfortunate situation with the mostly negative reaction to the movie is we will not get any sequels. Seeing Sinestro's full turn in a second movie would have been amazing, but we will have too settle for only a small scene in the credits. With a full-on, bad guy Sinestro, the second movie could have taken a huge leap forward in quality in many people's eyes. I really feel a second movie could have righted the ship for many people and perhaps made this a more viable franchise.
With Warner Bros./DC pushing ahead with a Justice League movie I really hope they include the character of Green Lantern. He is an important part of the League and whether they recast Hal Jordan or go with the John Stewart version, I sincerely hope they do not leave this character out due to the solo movie's negative reception.
It is a good movie that deserves a viewing no matter what you may have heard about it.


China State Owned Media Says Will Fight Long Term Trade War
by James DiGeorgia | 06/17/2019 12:28 PM
China state-run newspapers and journals are telling the Chinese people the Trump administration has underestimated their willingness to fight its trade war. Chinese media outlets are echoing Beijing's preparedness for a long economic battle.
A commentary published late last week in one of the most widely read ideological journals Qiushi, which translates into "Seeking Truth" argues that China will not compromise on major principles in its negotiations with the United States on ending the dispute…
"China will not be afraid of any threats or pressure the United States is making that may escalate economic and trade frictions. China has no choice, nor escape route, and will just have to fight it out till the end,"
"No one, no force should underestimate and belittle the steel will of the Chinese people and its strength and tenacity to fight a war."
Hu Xijin, editor-in-chief of the state-run Global Times newspaper tweeted regarding the commentary said it represented "a further mobilization of Chinese society" in the struggle against U.S. trade pressure.
The commentary in Qiushi went on to assert…
"We must keep the initiative of innovation and development firmly in our hands, increase investment and research in key, core technology areas, pool together more high-value talents, enhance innovation and get rid of the core technology plight,"
In an apparent response to President Donald Trump's top economic advisor, Larry Kudlow's claim that the economic burden of a trade war would shift to China the Qiushi commentary said…
"As a result of the trade frictions, only a very few Americans will benefit, but the majority of Americans will suffer."
"U.S. consumers and businesses had reaped huge benefits from trade with China and warned that trade frictions would inevitably have a serious negative impact on the U.S. economy."
"In an era of economic globalization, trade protectionism is poison, not panacea higher tariffs would increase manufacturing costs for U.S. businesses and push up U.S. consumer inflation."
In the meantime the U.S. Trade Representative's Office will kick off seven days of testimony from U.S. retailers, manufacturers and other businesses Monday, about Trump's plan to hit another $300 billion worth of Chinese goods with tariffs. It's a preliminary step required by law before President Trump can impose these new tariffs.


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